Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-18
Local News.

We give this week a report of tn,
proceedings of the first days session O
the county board of supervisors.
There will be a grand ball at thu
Temperance hall, Highland, on Satur
day, Nov. 10. The DEBORAH band vii
| furnish the music.
A fine new stock of imported cloths
has just been received by Dresser, the
tailor. Read his announcement in
another column.
The family of William Smith, OF
the town Of Willow, Richiand county
recently lost four children by diphthe,
ria; all four deaths occurring within
ten days.
Charles Goelz, blacksmith, has re
moved to the shop in Oates building
on Fountain street, where he is pre-
pared to do good work in his line, al
reasonable prices.
The ladies of the VI. +. church will
give bazaar and supper in the opera
house on Thanksgiving evening, Nov
"A. Admission % cents, including
supper. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Frank Green, of Lone Rock, was in
town on Saturday last with load of
buckwheat -four which Mark w. Terrill
g mine host" of the City Hotel pro-
nounces the best pancake material
every brought to this market.
John Knight, of this city, has erect
ed a fine large barn near the side of
the one which was burned last summer.
The dimensions of the new building
are 32x74 feet, with posts % feet.
The carpenter work was done by the
Mckinley brothers.
Mails close at the Mineral Point
Post Office as follows: For the morn
ing train, at 9: 80 o'clock of the even
ing previous; for the afternoon train,
at ) o'clock; for Dodgeville, at 1880
a. m; for Waldwick, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, at 1890 p. IN.
While blasting in the Watrud cut in
Moscow on the 10th inst, two men
named CASTILLO and Ryan were serious
ly, and it was feared the former was
fatally injured. This is the second &C
cident of the kind occurring at the
same place within few days.
The directors of the Wisconsin In
dustrial association, which holds it's
annual fairs at Racine, have paid off all
its debts except the premiums for the
last fair. They have tried to mortgage
the building in order to pay them, but
mo one will take the risk. .
Large numbers of cattle and hogs
were shipped from this city to Chicago
during the past week, The largest
shipment for single day was on Mon
day The fast stock train on that day
was composed of nineteen cars-six-
teen of cattle and three of hogs.
The annual meeting of the South
western Wisconsin Industrial Ascot
alton will be held at the city hall on
Saturday, Nov. &c, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
All members should be present and
take an interest in the proceedings of
the meeting. Let everyone attend and
help to keep the association in its pres
ent vigorous condition.
At about six o'clock on Monday
evening, it being quite dark at the
time, team of horses belonging to
W. n. Curry ran rapidly down High
street, and struck lamp post in front
of the Globe hotel. They were hitched
to a lumber wagon and ran against
the post with such force that they were
thrown to the ground and brought to
standstill, but were not greatly in
jured.
The Democrat and Dispatch an
nounces the death of Mrs. Anna. L.
Mitchell, wife of DR.. H. II. Mitchell
at Nekiah, California, October %, 1887
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell were residents
of Mineral Point some years ago, and
have numerous friends in this city and
vicinity. While here DR.. Mitchell prac
ticed dentistry, and with his son, NJ
n. Mitchell, follows the same profes
sion at Ukiah.
They raise some very fine large
horses in Lafayette county. The
Shullsburg Pick and Cad says: Col
E. c Townsend has bought up car.
load of large horses in this county
which he shipped today from Bentoi
to the northern part of this state
They are beyond doubt the heavies
lot of horses ever sent from thi:
section, one pair of them weighin;
thirty four hundred pounds A lool
at this splendid lot of animals is proc
that horse stock has improved yer
much here within the last five year
and that now Lafayette county i
entitled to rank at the front with tn,
horse raising portions of the state.
| The Racine Daily Times, of recen
date, announces the death of MI
William sullivan after brief illness
| at the City of Mexico. Deceased was
while boy, residenct of Minera
Point, and for time attended tn
school of Mr.. John Commins, and vii
doubtless be remembered by man,
readers of The Democrat During tb
past ten years he was engaged as
mining and railroad engineer IN tn
Republic of Mexico, and at the tim
of his death was master mechanic an
constructing engineer of the Collin